Hearts have completed the signing of the Austrian centre-back Peter Haring on a two-year contract.

He becomes manager Craig Levein's tenth capture of a hectic summer, with more new recruits still to come.

Haring, 25, invoked a clause in his contract allowing him to leave the Austrian second division club SV Ried after they failed to win promotion last season.

He arrived in Edinburgh, passed a medical and joined Hearts today to start the pre-season campaign. He will compete with Christophe Berra, John Souttar and the newly re-signed Aaron Hughes for places in central defence.